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verb (used with object)
1.
to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
2.
to divide into parts.
3.
to divide (a plot, tract of land, etc.) into building lots.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become separated into divisions.
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Subdivide
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Word Origin & History
subdivide
early 15c., from L.L. subdividere from sub in the sense of "resulting from further division" + L. dividere (see division).
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